So this is going to be a follow up, a “part 2” if you will, of my previous video. If you haven’t
watched that video, I will be expanding upon what I said. I am a firm believer of the idea
that there is love in truth. Even if “that truth” is something that you might not want to hear. If
I’m not sharing the truth, or at the very least, what I believe is the truth with you, then how is
that love? Going back to what I said in the last video, everything we do should be done in love.
And listen, if you’re somebody who’s looking to date in the near future, if you’re a man like me
who has hopes of pursuing marriage one day with someone you find beautiful on the inside and out,
you have to understand how to love, you have to understand what love actually is, you have to
understand that this is a serious topic not just some Disney fantasy. But how do we understand what
love is? After all, unconditional love has no limits by definition. Which is impossible
to fully understand from a human perspective. Only God could truly understand unconditional
love. But we can give ourselves a good idea based on history, based on true testimonies,
and based on captivating stories like the one seen in this interesting Gumball episode, “The Love.”
This episode gives many examples, and definitions for love. It even provides
a heartwarming song that I highly recommend you listen to. The link to that song is in
the description. I want to use this story as a template to help me with my message. There
are many things about this episode’s definition of love that I agree with,
but I don't agree with everything it says, and I will explain why.
The following poem you’re about to listen to, that I've written, is inspired and
based on this episode’s definition of love. This is going to be a summary of everything
this episode has to say about love. Keep in mind, while it may sound sweet, again,
I don’t agree with everything. After I’m done with this poem, I will give
my opinion on what I think love is, and what it isn’t. With that being said, I hope you enjoy.
Love is in the air. It’s in your heart.
It’s in the eyes of others. It’s the way people touch.
It’s in the way people talk. It’s all over the universe.
Love is in everything, everywhere, and everyone.
We are love, and love is everything. You might love your boyfriend, or girlfriend.
You might have love for television, your toys, your mother, or making noise.
I love you for watching this video.
Love is as old as time. Love is always new.
Do we love each other? I guess we sort of do. I mean, you’re still watching this video after all.
Love is everywhere, and love is in you. It’s in the stars, and in the trees.
Love is invisible. It has no name.
Love is like scoring zero in a tennis game.
Love is all around us. It fills your heart.
Love is a hard thing to find. Like trying to find a good date on a dating app.
Love starts with yourself.
Like finding the guts to start a conversation with your crush.
Love is all about chemistry.
Like testing if you’re even compatible with your crush.
Love is inexplicable.
You know you’re in love when awkward silences don't change your relationship.
Love makes the world go round. Like the moon trying to flirt
with the sun, no seriously, that actually happens in this episode. I don’t get it.
Love is weird.
Like life is in general. You never know what surprises may come up, good or bad,
so appreciate every moment you have. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. I think we often forget that.
Love can be messy. Like 2 talking chins
sharing an air kiss after eating spaghetti and meatballs… what?
Love makes your head spin. Like when you see someone you
find attractive and want to say hi. Just don’t do it while you're driving like this moron.
Love is the answer to every problem.
Like when you hit rock bottom in your life. Love is like medicine. It heals your soul.
End of poem. Now for my opinion.
For starters, I don’t agree with this episode’s idea that love is in everything, everywhere,
everyone. If that were the case then how do you explain all the evil there is,
and has been in the world? Maybe the show doesn’t mean it literally, but this song says it twice.
Another thing I don’t really agree with is when the song says that love is a hard thing
to find. If we’re restricting the definition of love to just a romantic pleasure feeling,
then yeah, I guess you can say something like that is hard to find. But quite often,
this is a terrible habit we make as human beings, we get so caught up in one idea or one type of
love. When you’re able to appreciate the smallest things in life like: a smile from a stranger. Or
that kind person at the cash register that says something that brightens your mood.
Food at the dinner table carefully prepared for you by your friend… etc. that’s when you
know that while love may not be everything, it is all around us in the little things.
So overall, what is love? Martin Luther King Jr. famously once said, “hatred paralyzes life;
love releases it. Hatred confuses life, love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life,
love illuminates it.” And we are all familiar with what MLK did for mankind. He was obviously
driven by something much greater than himself. He literally put his life on the line to save
his brethren. Similar to Jesus Christ. Except Jesus took this a step further, when He chose
to sacrifice His life to save mankind from their evil sins, so that they can be forgiven,
and live with Him for eternity in Heaven by simply repenting from intentional sin, then believing
in Him. There is no love greater than this that has ever been recorded in history. THIS is love.
In addition: The importance of love is explained in these 3 quotes.
“Anyone who does not love does not know God. For God is love.”
“Let everything you do be done in love.”
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its
own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice
about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. - 1 Corinthians 13:4-6
So, don’t forget to express your love towards one another today,
and thank you all for watching.